All Forum Posts by: Justin Kerstetter

@Karen Margrave I am currently on Nextdoor and getting my business account set up and will begin advertising here shortly. What FB groups would you recommend posting on? Thanks.

@Karen Margrave. Im still definetely interested in attending a meetup. I have honestly been just watching the market in Redding at this point and managing my one mid-term rental. I am in the process of starting a handyman business as well. If you know of anyone that could use a reliable/skilled handyman I would definetely appreciate the referral.

@Karen Margrave Are you going to try and do a meetup next month? 

@Karen Margrave Im still interested in coming to the meetups that you were organizing. Wondering with your general contractor experience if you had any contacts down at the City of Redding planning department? I purchased a home near Bethels new campus with a large lot and a portion of the lot is an access easement for another vacant property. The owner has agreed to give up this access if he can secure alternative access but has been running into issues with the City of Redding. The reason I am trying to free up this property is I would like to have an adu built on it eventually. Thanks for any help you may offer.

@Karen Margrave I am definitely going to try to make it to the meetings more often. I don't think it would be a bad thing to open it up to any real estate investors and not only BiggerPocket Members. 

I would definitely be interested in hearing about this niche that you are currently working on. For me and my wife we are focusing on building out an ADU in our backyard as we are within a couple minute walk of the new Bethel Campus location. We are wanting to have that completed prior to the new location opening. After that we are somewhat in a holding pattern just seeing which direction the market heads.

I agree that we made some mistakes along the way as this was our first tenants in our first property. However, we consulted with a lawyer and they had all of the paperwork necessary to prove the need for an ESA. Initially we did hit them with a lease violation but that was when they provided the paperwork. Like you said we would of been able to deny the ESA but the tenant that had the allergies decided to leave because of this and the poor environment caused by the married couple. I was not aware that we could of terminated their lease due to them simply chasing off the other tenants. Like I said we are just learning and will not make the same mistakes again. Thats why I made a post to get some feedback. Thanks. 

No the lease is not officially up until August 31st. We did already inform them though that we would not be renewing because wanted to be reasonable to any one applying to fill the vacant spots. At this point we were just trying to get them out ASAP as they have done a lot of things that are concerning. Plus we heard from a previous tenant that they do not have money to pay for June. We have explained that if they are not able to pay for June in full that they will be served with an eviction notice. We were just hoping to get them out sooner rather than later, as well at not have to go through the eviction process.

@Greg M. I forgot to mention that supposedly they are moving all of their stuff into a storage unit so unless they are lying I would assume that they are going to be moving in with family or friends until they can find a place.

Thanks for the feedback. I definitely agree about them playing us to see what they can get. We already explained that there would be no more negotiating. That they need to either take our offer today or come up with full rent next month. It's just nerve-wracking thinking about possibly having to spend much more to evict if they decide to not pay and will not leave. Plus the potential fro them to cause damage to the property.

We found out that same information about the ESA from our attorney. We would of been able to deny it due to another tenant being allergic if she had not decided to leave. I honestly think she left because it was such a toxic environment. We found out after the fact that they were trying to charge her $200 more for rent than we had agreed to. When we confronted them on this they didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this. They said it was for her to be able to use their stuff in the kitchen and living room. 

I'm honestly just ready to be done with these people as they are so unpredictable and dishonest.

 Definetely agree. They initially demanded that we guarantee their entire deposit back! We explained that the cash for keys as well as their deposit was dependent on the condition of the property once they were moved out.